Sunday 25 March 2012

CARDIFF - Sun 25th March 2012

Three arrivals on 16th March - sand dredger City Of Cardiff from Milford Haven, dredger UKD Orca from Portbury - both sailed the same day for Avonmouth and Hull respectively.  The bunkering tanker Henty Pioneer arrived from Liverpool and after bunkering HMS Dragon, sailed back to Liverpool (missed this one, so no picture)  UPDATE - June 2012, Henty Pioneer has been sold and is on her way to Nigeria.
On 21st chemical tanker Stolt Shearwater arrived from Stade, she sailed for Le Havre on 22nd - missed this one also, so no picture.  UPDATE - June 2012, picture now added, below
The 23rd saw the arrival of containership Charlotte Borchard on her regular run from Leixoes, she sailed for Liverpool the same day.

Name                                   Flag                 Year      Tonnage       LOA       Beam
BRO GOLIATH                 Netherlands        2004       7108dwt        119          17
Bro Goliath

Photographed departing Cardiff on a misty Sunday morning, she had arrived from Milford Haven on 24th and is now bound for Grangemouth.


STOLT SHEARWATER    Cayman Is       1994         5300dwt           96              16
Stolt Shearwater departing Barry  June 4  2012

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